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Package Making and Filling Machine.

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PACKAGE iVlAKlNG AN FlLLlNG ACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,185, dated .May 4,1889.

Application filed November 12, 1879.

hereby declare the following to bee full, clear,

and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the .letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a machine formakiiigfpackages of paper or other suitableniaterial for dry-packing, and at the same time fillingthe said packages with weighed or'measured quan titles of ground spices, mustard, snuti', or other powdered or granulated articles, closing up the contents within said packages, pasting the same, and drying them while passing through a tube to a receptacle prepared to receive them, all as hereinafter more fully set forth. v

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of' the entire machine. Fig. 2 is .a detailed perspective view of the measuring device. Fig. 3 is a de; tailed view of the mold or'ma-trix. Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the tilting table'fordepositing the paper in the mold. Fig. 5 is acentral' vertical cross-section of the entire machine; Fig- 6 isa partial side elevation of the niachine, showing the mold, the device for pasting top of package, and the drying -'tnbe. Fig. 7 is at'ront view of the mold or matrix with the side slides. Fig. "H is a section thereof with top and bottom slides. Fig. 8 is a detailed perspective view, showing the pasting-disk, papcnholder, tilting table, and .mold or matrix. Fig. i) is a vertical section of the funnel or plunger. Fig. 10 is a side view of the pastor and papercarrier. Fig. 11 is a detailed Iiiiew of the device for operating past, ing mechanism and folding top of package,

and the.tlrying-tube. Fig. 12- is a section oil the card-box and means for pushing one card over the material-in the-package. Fig. 13 is a perspective-view,'showing the mechanism 'for operating the litter and detacheri Fig. 14:

vers. Fig-s15 and 16 are detailedviews, showing the paste-disk E and the mechanism for operating the same. Fig. 17 shows the diskG. A represents the frame of .my machine, which maybe made of metal or wood, or both combined, and constructed in any suitable or I convenient manner to contain the various operating parts. i On one side of the frame A is a train of gearing, B, which may be operated by hand or other power for imparting a continuous rotary motion to e horizon'talshaft, C, near-the rear end of the frame.- This shaft 0, through suitable bevel-gears, communicates motion to a vertical shaft, D, at the front end, near one side of the machine. A similar vertical shaft,

have the proper rotary motions.

'lhe shaftsO, D D, F, and G are provided with cams, from which all the various in'ovi'ng parts are operated.

On top' oi the machine is. a stationary hopper, F,- for containing the article to be meas ured and packed. 0n the bottom of this hopper is a revolving whoel, -f, provided on its circujm-ference with projections d, at such distances apart as to contain between them the exact quantity to be deposited and packed in each package. These projections extend to the-inner circumference of the hopper, so as to draw the measured quantities in succession to the front side under a cut-oil, g, and allow the same to drop into a conductor or spout, H. 'Over the lower end of this spout is placed a conductor, 1, of the angular form shown in Fig. 9, and which leads into the vertical funnel a. This funnel is of the desired shape fbr connected with two levers, J J the front ends of which are operated bymeaiisot' two cams,

is a perspective view of certain cams and le-' saidshafts being all geared together so as to' thezmedium ot' a longitudinal shaft, E, and

package, and its upper end is ny rods 19 c R R, upon the'shaft F, one to raise the funhe] and the other to lower the same, thus giving a positive movement to the funnel in both directions.

Within the funnel a is a plunger or piston,

: K, connected by a rod, 1', with a lever, L,

tached ,to an upright shaft, on which is secured a ratchet-wheel, d, and alever, O, placed loosely on said shaft, carries a spring-pawl, 0,

to take into the ratchet-wheel, and by a proper movement of said lever turns the wheel the re quired distance for discharging one of the.

measuredquantities. A spring, g, taking into the ratchet-wheel, prevents 'any backwardmovement of the wheel f The outer end of the lever O is, by a rod, h, connected with a lever, P, which is pivoted on a rod or shaft, T, in rear of the shaft 0. The lower end of the lever P has two prongs, which are operated upon by a double cam, M, secured on the shaft 0, whereby the lever O is moved positively at the proper times in both directions.

E represents a revolving disk for holding the paste and distributing the same over its surface in such proper thickness as adapts it to supply the carrier. This disk is made of metal, and secured upon a vertical shaft, which is rotatedintermittently by means of a ratchet-whcel, i, pawl k, and lever t. This lever is worked by meansofa slotted guide, S, which is attached to the rod m, that connects the upper rearhorizontal slide, W, with its operatinglever V. This lever is also pivoted on the shaft T, and its lower end double-pronged to be operated positively in both directions by means of a double cam, Mon the shaft 0.

The guide S, being slotted, allows the slide 1; to move in either direction a certain dis tance before the lever B is-operated to turn the pastcdisk E, as the-travel of said slide is much longer than the distance necessary to rotate the disk each time. .0 is the platform for receiving the sheets of paper ready tobe pasted, picked up, and transferred by the carrier D to the tilting table B. This platform is preferably made of metal, flat-bottomed, and with side flanges to keep the sheets of paper from falling off. It is located immediately in front-of the paste-disk E,'and is secured to a horizontal oar, W, through each end o'fwhieh passes a s.:.tionary vertical rod, n, and the bar supported at one or hoth ends by a spiral spring, 1). encircling the rod. By these springs, or thesingle spring, the platform is eased under the p assure of the carrier when the same comes down upon it for a sheet of paper. The tilting plate'or tableB is located immediately in front of the platform 0., and is preferably madeof metal, with its side edges slightly turned up so as to keep the sheet of paper from falling 0% on the sides. It rests upon a bar, Y, pivoted at each end in an upright, Z, attached to'the frame of the machine, so that the plate can be tilted and restored to a level position as required.

Attached to the said plate or to the pivoted bar is a forwardly-bent rod, 1), against which the back of the matrix A'strikcs when the ward. There is also attached to said plate or posite direction, which serves to restore and hold the plate 13 to its proper level when the pressure is removed from the rod'p'.

' The carrier D is shown indetail in Fig. 10, and consists of .a metal block with L-shaped frame projecting downward from the same. The block or upper part of the carrier moves guides formed in the top of the f ame of the machine. It is, by a pivoted link, A connected with a horizontal 1ll]l,B secured on a vertical shat't,O at one corncrof the machine. This shaft is further, by a suitable arm, D andlink E connected with a lever, F". pivoted on the shaft T, and the lower end of this leveris pronged to be operated upon by a a positivemotion in both directions to the carrier.

the carrier 1) will be at rest directly over the paste-disk E; then be moved forward and held at rest over the receivingplatform; then be moved still farther forward and be at rest directly over'thc tilting plate 13, and, finally, in one motion, be moved back'to a position over the paste-disk again.

In the carrier D are two rods, :10 at, each provided with a collar, 8, and between said collar and the lower part of the carrier-frame there is a spiral spring, 25, encircling each rod.

z, and the front rod, :0, a narrow angular foot, g, which latter serves to take up paste from the disk E, apply it on the paper, and lift the paper up for carrying it to the tilting plate B, while the foot z serves to detach the paper from the foot or lifter y.

In suitable bearings at one side of the machine are two shaft-s, G H one above. the other. The lower shaft, G has -three arms, 1, 2, and 3, while the upper shaft, H has one arm, 4, all extending inward for the purpose of bearing down upon projections on the collar's s" and pressing down the sprin g-rods a: 00. at the propertimes. The. two shafts (5i H are, by suitable arms and links, connected with two levers, l l", which are pivoted on the shaft T, and are operated by cams-H on the shaft 0, said cams being constructed to turn following manner When the carrier D stand.

bar a curved weighted lever, 0, bent in the op-.

backward and forward in suitable horizontal The double cam M is so constructed that same is receding, so as to tilt the plate fordouble cam, M on .the shaft 0, and thus give" The rear rod, at, carries on its lower end afoot,

the shafts G H and work their arms in the its use, When the carrier then is at rest over the platform 0, the arm 2 in like manner depresses the lifter-y, which then comes down on the top sheet of paper and applies the paste alon g two edges of the paper, and as the lifterg rises again the top sheet is lifted by it and carried during the next forward movement of the carrier to a position over the tilting plate Here the arm 3 again presses down the footy until the sheet of paper is laidon the plate 13.

It will be noticed that the detacher z is depressed each-time with the lifter y by the lower endof the rod .1) coming down thereon but the last time the lifter is depressed',--that is, when laying thefs-heet of paper on the tilting table-- -the arm at comes in play and holds the detachere down while the lifter .y rises again, thus stripping the paper from the lifter and causing it'to remain on the table. When the arm 4: rises the detaeher z is moved up again by. the spring on its rod. 4

- "if the levers I l? are not heavy enough to return theshafts G H withtheir respective arms to their proper positions after havingoierated as above, I may arrange one or more sprin gs in any suitable or con venient'mamier formed therein, "which generally is the m di-J nary shape of a spice-package, flat-sided, square-edged, of greater length than breadth,

to'do so; I a 1 A represents the mold or matrix, consisting "of a metal block provided at the front with sired for the outside of 'thepa'okage to be and less in depth than either. In order to give this shape to thepaekage l have perforatcd the matrix-block at proper distances above and below with holes or slots, through which slides are-thrust at proper intervals to closeihe top and bottom of the package.

Cllhe matrix-A is hinged on a rod, o in a horizontaliyd'eeiprocating carriage, J which is connected by a link, with a lever, K pivoted upon the shaft T, and having its lowercnd pronged to be operated upon by a emu, ,M, bu the shaft 0, so as to give a positire motion to said carriagein both directions.

The matrix is held in a perpendicular position until a bottom projection, m thereon is,

during the backward movement of the careiagefiflhrought against a stop, it, when it will incline backward at the same time as the f" sea as a forming-block, around whiohthepaper a'vertieal groove or recess of the shape dea neat fold over the piece of cardboard.

rod recedes before the pressure of the matrix while the same is being tilted during its rearward movement, and when thematr-ix moves forward again the spring causes the rod sto restore the matrix to its per en(lieularposition.

Three sets of slides are used to form and,

close the package aftertheinatrix has moved forward around the funnel a, the paper then being around three sides of the funnel in the vertical groove or recess in the matrix.

tal rod, .9, which is held thrust forward by a Y spiral spring, 3 surrounding the same. This The fourth side or back of the package is closed by means of two flatslides, l) 1), coming one from each side. The bottom is closed by four slides, 1), coming one from each side,

operated by means of a pivoted lever, P, actug ated by'a cam, M on the vertical shafts D,

andthe various cams and levers are so timed and arranged that the different slides will be moved justat the proper moments.

The slides b I) first move in to fold the sides together, and then the lower slides, I), move in ward to fold the bottom, and the folds adhere together. by reason of the paste previously put I on the paper. As soon as the slides I1 have moved inward the measured qunnlity of the article in the hopper passes into the funnel and into the package formed in the matrix A: The plunger K then descends and presses down upon the said ground spices, con-:-pressing them careinlly and-completely into the package. Immediately thereafter a slide, 0

is moved inward by a lever, R actuated by a cam, Mi, on the shaft l), and passes through the bottom of a card-box, S which is attached IIO IIS

to the side of the funnel a, The plunger K having in the meantime'been raised, the slide through a slot in the funnel a, so'as to come down and rest upon the top of the as yet unclosed package ofspices, thereby making a con venient hard surface over which to i'old that end of the package. The funnel a is nowwithdrawn, and the slides b are then moved inward, folding the upper end of the package in As these slides are withdrawn the plunger K immediatelydescends again through the matrix A, closing the end of the package and pushing it into a receiver, T below, by which it is conveyed laterally to the mouth of the dryingtnbe I, through which the packages are afterward pressed by the plunger H. The receiver T is movedby means of a pivoted arm or lever, V operated by a cam, M on the shaft D.

While the package remains at the mouth of the drying-tube'I a little paste istaken from otfthe revolving disk G; which is similar inconstruction to the revolving'disk E, andfor a.like purpose, and maybe seen in detail in Fig. 11, the lever carrying the pawl for rotatin g said disk being connected to and operated by the lower slide, 1), on that side of the machine. 1 4

The paste is taken from the revolving disk G by the paster c, which is a perpendicular rod passing through twohori-zontal arms, a, projecting from a vertical shaft, W. This shaft is further provided with'an inwardly.-

projecting arm, d, upon which act two lugs, 0 on the under side of an arm,f, that projects from the carrier D.

- codes, leaving the package in position readyforthe plunger H ,which then advances and presses During the forward movement of the carrier the shaft W is turned so as to bring 'therod "or paster '0 over the table G, and during the backward movement of said carrier the shaft is turned to bring the paster directly over the package at the month of the tube I. The rod is pressed down while in both positions-in one taking paste and in the other .delivering paste-by means of arms A A, attached to a rocking shaft, B This shaft'is turned by having, an arm, (3, thereon connected by a link, h with the arm 2 on the shaft G The arms A will therefore go down at the same time as the. arm 2 and press down the paster 'v. A-spring, It, raises the arms A again, and aspiral sprin g, i raises the paster.

When the receiver T arrives at themoutli' of the tube 1, it remains there, and a slide, w, holds the end of the packagejn position while the paster v applies the paste on the end of the package and rises again. Theslide to then reitinto thetube I, th us closing the package eii'ectually and pressing the finished packages forward through the drying-tube I to the receptacle at the endthereof prepared to receive them.

The plunger H is connected with and operated by he same lever which operates the lower front slide, b, and the slide to is connected by a rod, D, with a lever, D on the shaft T, which is operated by a can], M, on the shaft 0.

The operation of the machine can be briefly recapitulated as follows: The sheets of paper having been placed, on the receiving-table O and the ground spices in the hopper F, as well as paste on the rotating disks vE and G, the machine is ready for work. The lifter y descends and receives paste, and rises again, is then moved forward, descends to pickup one sheet of paper, and rises. it is then'moved farther forward and descends and rises while the detacher delivers the pasted sheet of paper on the tilting table. The carrier, with the lifter and detacher, then returns to go through the same operation again. In the meantime the table has tilted forward and the sheet-of paper fallen down over the face of the matrix, which had been .moved backward and tilted backward to correspond with the tilting table. As the matrix then moves forward andre'sumes an upright position the tiltingtable resumes its level position. The matrix moving forward fits around the spice-funnel, which acts as a former for the package. The sides and bottom of the package are then folded, the package filled from the hopper by a measured quantity of spices, which are rammed down by the plunger. The plunger rises, a card is pushed in over the spices, and the top of the package closed after 1 the funnel is raised. Funnel and plunger now descend again and force the package into a receiver below, when 'thefun'nel and plun ger' rise again. The receiver.

carriesthe package to the'si'de in front of a drying-tube, where-the packageis held by a slide while paste is appliedon the end.- A plunger the r forces the package-into the dryingtube, through which it is gradually forced by siteceeding packages.-

l 1 9 The various parts of the machine are so timed that about the time when the sides and bottom of one package are being folded the lifter will descend'to take up paste for the next sheet of paper.

Having thus-full y described my invention, whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--' 1. A mold or matrix, A, for the formation. of paper packages and holding of the same while beiu g packed, provided at proper intervals with slots, in combination with reciprocating slides and a forming-block, whereby the lower ends and sides are closed first and then the upper end also closed after package is filled.

2. The vertically-reciprocating funnel a, in. combination with the internal reciprocating rain or plunger, K ,and the mold or matrix A, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.' j

3. The slides b b b, in combination with the matrix A and the vertically-reciprocating funnel a, with its internal reciprocating ram or plunger, K, all arranged'to operate substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. i

- 4. The tilting plate 13, provided with the curved rod 1) and weighted lever o, in combination with the reciprocating and tilting matrix A, substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

5. The carrier ,1), with its paster and lifter .3 and detacher z, respectively attached to and rco and their surrounding spiral springs, sub- 7 stantially as and for the purposes herein set operatedby the movement of the matrix, sub-,

'forth.

6. The combination of the hinged mold or matrix A, reciprocating carriage J the stop .71, for tilting the matrix, and thee-ed s, with spring y, for returning it to aperpendicular position, substantially as herein set forth.

7. The combination of the reciprocating tilting matrix A and the tilting table or plate B,

as described, in combination with the carrier D, with its spring-rods m an", lifter y, and detapher.z,,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

10. The card-box S with its slide 0, operated by a lever and cam, in combination with the matrix, reciprocating funnel, and packageinaking slides, substantially as described. I r

11. The combination of the carrier T slide '10,; paste-disk G and the paster o, with its operating mechanism, substantially as and for the purposes herein set'forth.

'12. The revolving disk G, pa'sterr, slide w, plunger H, drying-tube I, and carrier T, constructed and combined to operate in a package making and packing machine, substan-v tially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

, 13. The combination, in a package making and packing machine, of a revolving disk for distribilting paste a carrier for pasting and 0V conveying the paper, a tilting table for shifting the paper, a mold'movable horizontally and into. an inclined-position, a reciprocating funnel for forming and filling the package,

slides for closing the same, a measuring-hop per for measuring the materiaha reciprocating plunger adapted to press the package and also to discharge it from the mold, alaterally-oper. atin g carrier, a pasting device for pasting, and a slide for holding the top end of the package, a drying-tube, and 'a plunger for discharging the complete packages through said tube, all sub- I stantially as shown and described.

In testimonywhereof I hereto append my signature this 20th day of October, 1879. v

HENRY E. SMYSER.

Witnesses GEo. W. WEIKEL, THEOP. H. SMITH. 

